. >> he is doing a new movie, "the dallas buyers club." he plays man who contracts hiv. for the role he had to lose a lot of weight. there on the left, the regular heartthrob the ladies love. then you see him on the right, having lost the weight. apparently he has lost 38 pounds. yeah, he has lost a ton of weight getting ready for this role. and he talked a little bit about it. take a listen. >> i lost 38 pounds. i feel good now. overall probably got 35% less energy. but there's been -- the tough part, there's been plateaus. once you get past the plateau, your body seems to understand okay this is where we are living now. >> a drastic, you know, change in appearance from his magic mike, you know, film appearance. but, you know, its is amazing what the actors do to get in shape for the role. he's the latest one. >> just to try to gear up his body to eat again, that will be a chore as well. >> matthew, put it back on, dude. get that burger. [ male announcer ] sponges take your mark. [ female announcer ] one drop of ultra dawn has twice the everyday grease cleaning ingredie